Wow with all this great depth in the backs and forwards I'm not sure why we are not Premiership favourites,,

hmmm... Stars?

I like Lolohea, but he is no Tedesco, Tribovich or Slater.
Likewise I like Brooks as a person, but he does not compare with Cronk, Thurston, Milford, DCE, etc.

and our forward pack is good. But put Packer, Matalino and Twal against Tolomolo, Scott, Cooper or against Gallen, Fifita and Lewis Or against Bromwich and the storm and you can see were not a top 4 side.... Not yet.

That does not worry me. We will get there. We may do very very well this year or we may come 12th..... Good teams take time to GEL and if we do better then 10th I will be impressed.

I'd still go Marsters and Milne. are they both only being looked at as right centres ? Who plays left centre ?
I guess Marsters did play right centre last year and Milne played right in the WC.
Suli and Kev played mostly left last year and MWZ played some left wing. Not sure of Fonua's preference

With the talk of MWZ turning heads, I'm starting to think Fonua may play in the centres with Milne. Marsters playing in the centres last year was good when we had no depth. We have too much talent this year for him to play there imo.

With the talk of MWZ turning heads, I'm starting to think Fonua may play in the centres with Milne. Marsters playing in the centres last year was good when we had no depth. We have too much talent this year for him to play there imo.

1. Tui
2. Noffa
3. Milne
4. Fonua
5. MWZ

I think you have a point there. Both Milne and Marsters have been training on the right side and with no specialist left centre now that Suli's gone, it'd be logical to slot Fonua in there, he played there at Melbourne...

With the talk of MWZ turning heads, I'm starting to think Fonua may play in the centres with Milne. Marsters playing in the centres last year was good when we had no depth. We have too much talent this year for him to play there imo.

With the talk of MWZ turning heads, I'm starting to think Fonua may play in the centres with Milne. Marsters playing in the centres last year was good when we had no depth. We have too much talent this year for him to play there imo.

1. Tui
2. Noffa
3. Milne
4. Fonua
5. MWZ

Prior to the confirmation of the Suli situation, I would have had Esan struggling to get a spot as well, but with that departure and his apparent trimmed down condition, he now fills a position for mine. That is provided that he or Taane can play on the left, which should be fine as most have trouble passing left to right.

In the other article on Fonua this is quoted.
‘He's locked in a battle with the likes of Esan Marsters and Malakai Watene-Zelezniak for a spot on Ivan Cleary's left side and will be putting his best foot forward in Saturday's trial against North Queensland in Cairns.’
Does that guarantee a spot for Nofa, Milne and Kev?

In the other article on Fonua this is quoted.
‘He's locked in a battle with the likes of Esan Marsters and Malakai Watene-Zelezniak for a spot on Ivan Cleary's left side and will be putting his best foot forward in Saturday's trial against North Queensland in Cairns.’
Does that guarantee a spot for Nofa, Milne and Kev?

I read it as those 3 are competing for the 2 spots on the left. So at centre either Fonua or Masters and at wing Fonua or MWZ.